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Project C 10 - Municipal Government Support of the Social Economy Sector
(2007-04-11)
This research project will explore municipal government support of the social economy sector in a Canadian context, with an emphasis on BC, Alberta and the Prairies and Northern Ontario. This is a collaboration between ...
Project C3 - Socio-Economic and Environmental Context, Profile and Trends for B.C. and Alberta
(2007-04-11)
This project will provide a general socio-economic profile of both provinces using key economic, social, health and some environmental indicators for comparative analysis of well-being conditions in both provinces. As well, ...
Sheltering The Social Economy
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2010-10)
Many social economy organizations either operate out of, or own and manage, heritage buildings in urban and rural places. These heritage buildings provide a variety of functions from the provision of affordable housing ...
Westlock Grain Terminals : A Case Study
(Alberta Community & Co-operative Association (ACCA), 2009)
This is a case study of Westlock Grain Terminals, a very successful new generation co-operative located in Westlock, Alberta. In 2002, when the community found out that their grain terminal was going to be sold, they ...
Definition and Measurement of the Social Economy: Continuous Construct or Dichotomous Variable?
(2009-11-24)
The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is collecting information on the scope and scale of the social economy in British Columbia and Alberta. This report to BALTA's 2009 symposium provides an update on ...
Building a Social Economy Research Platform: Towards a Strategic Decision-Making Approach within the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA)
(2009-03-14)
The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is a coalition of community based and academic institutions formed to conduct research on the social economy and community economic development. This working paper ...
Project B2-2007 Sustainability and the Social Economy
(2007-04-11)
This project will examine the theoretical and practical implications of socio-ecological questions for the social economy or solidarity economy. The initial proposal is three parallel avenues of research: 1) a critical ...
Land Tenure and the Social Economy
(2009-04-06)
This is a proposal and plan for a BALTA research project. Shared equity land ownership is important in the social economy. Examples of it can be found in a range of sectors including agriculture, housing (in rural and ...
2008 Summary of Results: BALTA Social Economy Survey - Fall 2008
(2009-02-12)
The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is a regional collaboration of organizations engaged in research initiatives to strengthen the foundations of the social economy in western Canada. Undertaken by the ...
BALTA Mapping Workplan - 2008-2009
(2009-02-13)
This document summarizes the annual research plans of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance with respect to its mapping program to survey and document social economy organizations in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.